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Georgiagranny said:
I'm here and have stayed logged in because I'm confused about who I am ;) or which password was reset so...I'm going to remain Georgiagranny forevermore or until the cows come home, whichever happens first. It looks like I'm a new member, but that's all kinds of wrong. I've been here since whenever...years and years.

It's been a sh!tshow at work because my coworker laid out for more than a week without notifying anybody. When she finally called our supervisor last Wednesday, she said she'd be in on Thursday. A few minutes before she was supposed to show up, she called and said she "couldn't make it". Right. She's finally been terminated.

What her not showing up meant was that the supervisor and I worked our tails off, and it's going to continue until and unless we get another bakery clerk. As if! I'm glad I like both the job and the supervisor, and also glad to have today and tomorrow off. On Thursday and Saturday this coming week, supervisor is off so I'll be there alone busily being inept and saying "I'm sorry. Our cake decorator is off today".

It's been cold here, folks! If god had wanted me to be cold, she wouldn't have led me to the South. However, it's amazing how quickly we can acclimate to changes in the temps. This morning it's a positively tropical 44 so I sat outside with my coffee in just my jammies and robe. Our early-morning temps have been in the 20s. Yesterday's high temp was only about 45.

And...the last little section of lawn has finally been reseeded. Almost. I ran out of grass seed so will run by the garden center to pick some up this morning when DD and I go out to *forage* for food.

Speaking of...we mostly find everything we need when we go "Walmarting" on Sunday or Monday mornings. I can't think offhand what we've had a hard time finding, but whenever there are bare shelves, we've been able to substitute whatever it is with something else.

Just so y'all know, I haven't won the lottery yet. Of course, when I do, I'll keep my day job:ROFLMAO: unless managing millions takes up too much time.
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Ummmm....now I'm confused. You said that you have been here forever, under what name? I think I know, but I'm not sure.
 

Vida May said:
:ROFLMAO:

Please tell me about your home so I can vicariously enjoy your life with a young person from another country. Like how many bedrooms and what is your back yard like?
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My home is a 1954, never renovated, ranch house. It has 3 bedroom, 1.5 bathrooms, kitchen, small den, living room, dining area, laundry room, and a full basement. The windows have never been replaced, and are all casement windows. One picture window is 103" long, and the other is 98" long, both in the living room.

The basement is partially finished with a huge playroom and a full bathroom. The rest of it is concrete. Nearly the entire basement is paneled. We don't use it because it has to be renovated. My landlord was going to do that this winter, but he never got around to it. The other rooms, which are not finished (concrete floors) have tons of stuff in them that belong to the owner.

The house sits on two lots, so about an acre of land. The second lot is empty. The backyard is full of trees and bushes, the house is basically covered in ivy. When the ivy started to sneak into the house (via the windows), I got out the clippers and leaned out the window to cut as much of it away as I could. The back yard also has a 2,000-3,000 s.f. storage building. My landlord's father had it built for his wife, who was a hoarder, when her belongings had overfilled the house, including the basement. The building is not heated, but has electricity for lights.

My dear friend and landlord said he would clean it all up this fall but he didn't. Nothing has been done to the yard in 6 years, aside from regular lawn mowing, so all the plants are terribly overgrown and the trees are totally invested with some extremely long sticky vine that arrived in my area a few years ago. It is almost impossible to get off the trees, and I think of it as the northeastern version of kudzu. I know, because I tried to get it off my trees when I lived in the country. The vine is completely wrapped around every limb of the trees.

The house is an orange-ish brick, and has a double garage.

I like the house a lot, but if I could afford to buy it, I wouldn't. The electrical and plumbing systems are 67 years old, for example. They must be replaced.
 
WheatenLover said:
My home is a 1954, never renovated, ranch house. It has 3 bedroom, 1.5 bathrooms, kitchen, small den, living room, dining area, laundry room, and a full basement. The windows have never been replaced, and are all casement windows. One picture window is 103" long, and the other is 98" long, both in the living room.

The basement is partially finished with a huge playroom and a full bathroom. The rest of it is concrete. Nearly the entire basement is paneled. We don't use it because it has to be renovated. My landlord was going to do that this winter, but he never got around to it. The other rooms, which are not finished (concrete floors) have tons of stuff in them that belong to the owner.

The house sits on two lots, so about an acre of land. The second lot is empty. The backyard is full of trees and bushes, the house is basically covered in ivy. When the ivy started to sneak into the house (via the windows), I got out the clippers and leaned out the window to cut as much of it away as I could. The back yard also has a 2,000-3,000 s.f. storage building. My landlord's father had it built for his wife, who was a hoarder, when her belongings had overfilled the house, including the basement. The building is not heated, but has electricity for lights.

My dear friend and landlord said he would clean it all up this fall but he didn't. Nothing has been done to the yard in 6 years, aside from regular lawn mowing, so all the plants are terribly overgrown and the trees are totally invested with some extremely long sticky vine that arrived in my area a few years ago. It is almost impossible to get off the trees, and I think of it as the northeastern version of kudzu. I know, because I tried to get it off my trees when I lived in the country. The vine is completely wrapped around every limb of the trees.

The house is an orange-ish brick, and has a double garage.

I like the house a lot, but if I could afford to buy it, I wouldn't. The electrical and plumbing systems are 67 years old, for example. They must be replaced.
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That is all so interesting. Thank you for sharing about it, with us! :)
 
We finally went to see the new version of West Side Story. It was great. The actors playing Tony and Maria were cute, and I was happy to see that Steven Spielberg gave Rita Moreno a prominent part. Such good music as well.

We were surprised to see so many people in the theater, but everyone was socially distanced. The movie didn't do well initially, but it seems people are catching onto it.
 
Vida May said:
:ROFLMAO: I have a large library. It was 3 times larger before I had to downsize. I love books, I am just an extremely slow reader. I say each word as I read and if I don't, words mean nothing to me. In school, I was taught just to see and know the word, and that meant I could not learn to read. Thankfully my grandmother was a teacher and when visiting in the summer she taught me phonics. If it had not been her, I think I would be illiterate.

Getting through college with each professor giving us a lot of reading was extremely challenging for me. If I knew the books ahead of time, I would read them in the summer to get a head start. I am an information junkie! I would love it if I could read as you do but I hate movies with subtitles because I can not read fast enough.

Please tell me about your home so I can vicariously enjoy your life with a young person from another country. Like how many bedrooms and what is your back yard like?
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Where are you from @Vida May?
 
dseag2 said:
We finally went to see the new version of West Side Story. It was great. The actors playing Tony and Maria were cute, and I was happy to see that Steven Spielberg gave Rita Moreno a prominent part. Such good music as well.

We were surprised to see so many people in the theater, but everyone was socially distanced. The movie didn't do well initially, but it seems people are catching onto it.
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New version? How is it different from the "old" version?
 
Trila said:
Well hello, again! I was wondering why I hadn't seen you posting lately!

How did you get a new name & "new" status?!!
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It's a long story...I was logged off. Tried to log back in and denied because it was the "wrong" password. Tried to reset password, instructions were "being sent" to my email address. Nope. Never turned up. Not in spam or junk mail, just not there at all. Couldn't use GeorgiaXplant because it was "already in use". Ugh. Used a different email address but still couldn't sign in so I just changed the name.

Then I got email from matrix telling me he fixed it but I was confused about which name he fixed. Since I was already logged in under the new name, I just left it. Can't ever log out again or I won't be able to get back in.

Did you understand all of that? Me, either!

Anyway, now I'm Georgiagranny and gonna stay that way.

How's Goat Guy? Andy? You?
 
Georgiagranny said:
It's a long story...I was logged off. Tried to log back in and denied because it was the "wrong" password. Tried to reset password, instructions were "being sent" to my email address. Nope. Never turned up. Not in spam or junk mail, just not there at all. Couldn't use GeorgiaXplant because it was "already in use". Ugh. Used a different email address but still couldn't sign in so I just changed the name.

Then I got email from matrix telling me he fixed it but I was confused about which name he fixed. Since I was already logged in under the new name, I just left it. Can't ever log out again or I won't be able to get back in.

Did you understand all of that? Me, either!

Anyway, now I'm Georgiagranny and gonna stay that way.

How's Goat Guy? Andy? You?
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🐐 is good, he says hi
🐱 is asking about Maggiecat
🧏‍♀️ and me? I'm just me

Glad you're back! ❤
 
I have a tele-meeting with my GP Doctor. We do this about every three months. My IBS is the main thing. I will have a good report this time. :)

I had one about 3 weeks ago that got all messed up. They had changed their software and I was not prepared for it. They gave me no notice of this change ( which is critical to connecting ). This time I am ready. It is some kind of Zoom, but not Zoom. You have to have a device that has a working camera and microphone. Before we just talked on the phone. It is an "adapt or perish" world now. :)
 
I knew it was going to be 'bone chilling cold' outside while I was getting dressed,put on my long underwear, ventured outside for my early morning walk at 6:40.It was 18 with a slight breeze felt colder than that,brrrr!
My usual Mon calling of Canopy of Neighbors members this morning to see how they are. Afterwards plan to take mid morning walk,the sun is out now,still be cold,just to get exercise/fresh air
 
I'll spend the whole day worrying about my girl cat, Buffy. A year ago she started pulling the fur off the top of her right foot. It was finally confirmed by 2 vets that she is gnawing at a tumor, possibly cancerous. It looks so awful.

Anyway, she is scheduled for surgery tomorrow morning. She is 15. She is the sweetest, nicest most affectionate cat I have ever known. I love her so much and hope she does well under anesthesia. When she comes home, her brother Max will shun her & hiss at her because she will be wearing a collar and might be bandaged. She has been in medical trouble before, and when she gets home she always goes to Max first, and he always behaves this way, so I expect nothing different. Hope it's not cancer. I don't think I would seek treatment for it, but hopefully I won't have to.
 
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